Maria Guillen
Bilingual 350
Annotated Bibliography 1-10
Anaya, Rudolfo. “Bless me, Ultima”. New York: Warner Book, Inc. 1972. 262 pages. Ages 12-18. Genre: Young readers. Language : English
Anaya was born on October 30, 1937 and he was the fifth of seven children. He went on to college to receive a B.A and an M.A in English from the University of New Mexico. After finishing the book Bless me Ultima, he also went to get a M.A in guidance counseling at the same University. This book is has become to be the best Chicano novel of all time.
It is a wonderful fiction book for all kinds of audience. Mexican traditions were shown in the book. It will capture readers from all kinds of backgrounds as it also incorporates some humor into the scenes. I would definitely use this book for more advanced readers such as high school students. People that come from Latin America might also relate to this book that talks about certain things that are common there such as the witchcraft stories among others. It is a wonderful book that will catch the reader’s attention since the moment the book starts.
Brown, Marc. “Arthur meets the president”. New York: Scholastic, 1991. 30 pages. Ages 4-9. Genre: Picture Story Book. Language: English
This book is not only good to read but also its vivid pictures attract more readers. Marc Brown through his series of books and animated series has taught many generations of readers and viewers the importance of friendship, school and family ties among many other issues. This book not only brings laughter to the readers but it also gives them a little background about the White House. Marc Brown is also an illustrator and writes daytime television shows for which he has won an Emmy for, but he is best known for his Author book series and animated Show. He currently lives in Hingham Massachusetts.
Through the Arthur series he has been able to reach children all over the world. His exiting adventures inspire children’s imagination. Other school and home problems are also situations that children can relate to. Marc Brown’s characters have characteristics to fit many young viewers personalities. Marc Brown with the animated series is also able to capture more audience give out his messages about growing up and having your own distinct personalities among many other things. He is one of my favorite authors for young children because his series reflect what the children pass through.
Christelow, Eileen. “Five little monkeys jumping in the Bed”. New York: Clarion Books, 1989. 32 pages. Ages 3-5. Genre: Picture Story Book. Language: English
Christelow was enthusiastic about reading since she was a little girl. Her parents used to read to her at nights and the house was filled with books as her dad loved reading and kept a library of his own and her and her brother soon started collecting their own books that her parents would give them as gifts. In college she wanted to major in English but it became so boring that she changed to art history, art courses and architecture. Senior year she also took photography that gave her a job when she was trying to find her own style in children’s literature. Henry and the Red Stripes was her first published book and she continues to illustrate and write children’s books up to date.
This is a great eye-catching book for children. The flow of the book will definitely will entertain children. The illustration will also help them get more into the reading. I would definitely recommend this book as a night time reading for little children as well as for pre-k and kinder students who are trying to learn how to read on their own. Easy read as well as entertaining with a lesson at the end, follow instructions.
Creech, Sharon. “Walk Two Moons”. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1994. 280 pages. Ages 12-16. Genre: Young adult novel. Language: English
This journey was a recreation from Sharon Creech’s own past when she and her family took a five day trip to Idaho. Writing for Creech was one of the many things that she wanted to do as she was growing up but when she learned that her other career goals were not made for her as was singing and ice-skating among others, she learned in college that story telling was for her. She became a high school literature teacher from which she learned many techniques and started writing novels for adults but after Absolutely Normal Chaos which was her first young adult book, she stayed in that genre. Walk Two Moons is the winner of the Newberry Medal as well as the first book that was published of her here in the United States.
This book is about a girl that while going on a road-trip with her grandparents, following the same order as her disappeared mother had taken, she starts to talk about her friend. Her friend’s mother had also left their house for no particular reason and while narrating her friend’s story, she found out a lot of things about herself and her feelings toward her mother’s absence that she had not paid much attention to before. It is an excellent book for young readers because it deals with family problems and finding hidden feeling while also being funny. It was really interesting book to read and it was hard for me to keep down not only because of the plot but also the humor parts that were put in. It is definitely great book choice.
Janice Fitzgerald does a good job summarizing the life of Simon Bolivar. This black and white book contains information that resumes how Simon Bolivar was influenced to seek a fair Bolivian Constitution. Janice Fitzgerald worked for Television as a producer and a writer for 10 years. In 2003, she began writing music to the extent of receiving the Abe Olman Scholarship for Excellence in Songwriting.
Janice Fitzgerald book is a very interesting and creative book. The book contains concrete information about Simon Bolivar’s life. It contains some drawings that help us visualize what we are reading. It also contains a timetable that summarizes the South American Independence. What makes this little book more interesting is that includes a glossary of words that children may find hard to understand; questions about the lecture and an activity to increase the children’s knowledge.
Hermes, Patricia. “My Girl”, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. 180 pages. Ages 13- 18. Genre: Young adult novel. Language: English
This book is based from a movie by the same name. Patricia Hermes has won many awards for her books for children and young adults. The awards include the California Young Reader Medal and the Nene Award among many others. She has also helped launch the “My America” series.
This book is an excellent book of friendship that also deals with the hardships of growing up as a girl with no mother. It brought tears to my eyes when I first read it because although both of the characters were so different from each other, their friendship united them and the boy to get back the girl’s cherished item, (this being her mother’s mood ring) went on recuperate it among many bees which he was allergic to. Although she saw dead people all the time, it was the first time for her to deal with this issue because her mother died after giving birth to her so she didn’t feel her lose as with her friend. It is a book that will get the reader’s attention as well as show how valuable friendships can come to be.
Koller, Jackie French. “The Primrose Way”. New York. Houghton, 1983. 226 pages. Ages, 10-18. Genre: Historical Fiction Novel. Language English
Although Jackie Koller did not know she wanted to become a writer, she remembers since a child how she loved to create stories to act out to her friends. She also loved children that at the end turned out to connect in writing books for young readers. The book “The Primrose Way” was the recipient for the American Library Association for the best book for young adults among some other nominations. Now she works at her home in Western Massachusetts were if she is not writing, she spends her time painting reading or hicking.
This is an exceptional book. I have always had a fascination in reading books that relate to Indians in any way and this book was just what I always wanted to find. The great description of the book lets the reader get into the story and become part of it. It touches on human tragedy and love among many other things. Students will enjoy reading this magnificent book. It is great read.
Martin, Bill. “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”. New York: Scholastic, 1991. 30 pages. Ages 3-5. Genre: poetry. Language: English
Martin Bill went to school to become a teacher at Emporia State University. He taught in Kansas and later became an elementary school principal here in Chicago before moving to New York where he among other colleagues started literature-based reading programs. In 1968 he left the programs to start his career as a writer for children’s literature. He wrote for almost 60 years and recently passed away in the year 2004.
This is a great book for children who are learning the alphabet and are starting to write. The brilliant pictures will definitely catch the reader’s attentions and the flow of the book is good to memorize the alphabet and the order of it. I definitely recommend this book for Pre School and kinder students to have access to. It is should also be at homes because the children will grasp all the information while being entertained by the pictures and the rhyming of the words. Children will love the book and the memorizing of the alphabet will be something that they will get as a bonus without even trying.
Muñoz, Pam. “Esperanza Rising”. New York: Scholastic, 1924. 262 pages. Ages 13-18. Genre: Young Adult novel. Language: English
This novel centers around the life of a young girl who had to leave everything behind to start a new life in the United States. Pam Muñoz is an American Latino author and from the beginning as a young child, when going to the library in her bike she knew that whatever her career might be, she knew that it would be centered around books. It was only until graduate school that a professor encouraged her to become a writer. She got inspired by her grandmother to write the novel Esperanza Rising. Through the novel, she became the winner of the Pura Belpre Award.
I strongly recommend this book as it shows many struggles that students can identify. Bilingual teachers most of the time educate students that have just arrived to the United States from Latin America. This book talks about the struggles that children face when arriving in a new country and starting a new life where many of the things they were used to are no more. Her story of how she becomes accustomed to her new surroundings and evolves as a person is a great story for children to become acquainted and learn from. It is hard to start a new life when the one you are leaving is the only one you know, and for Esperanza it was also a life with luxury and her new life was the opposite. Students would definitely enjoy reading this magnificent novel.
Paterson, Katherine. “Bridge to Terabithia”, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1977. 163 pages. Ages 12-18. Genre: Young adult novel. Language: English
This book is the winner of a Newberry Medal Award. The author Katherine Paterson, unlike many other authors never envisioned herself as an author or even remembers when she first started writing, she actually wanted to be a movie star or a missionary. In college she took a lot f reading and American literature courses and became a teacher. Her plans were to live in Japan but instead married a minister and started writing fiction books which are her favorite.
This is one of my favorite books of all times, since the first time that I read it when I was in fifth grade, to the multiple other occasions that I’ve reread it, it still brings so many memories of the first time I read it while it also still entertains me although I already know what will happen in the book. One person can definitely change your world around and when Leslie died, it was what she had taught him and what they lived together that helped him heal from loosing her. Young readers will definitely enjoy this fiction book that can let their imagination run wild as it did for Jess in the book. It is an excellent choice for any classroom that can also bring about great discussions and memorable reading moments.
Bilingual 350
Annotated Bibliography 1-10
Anaya, Rudolfo. “Bless me, Ultima”. New York: Warner Book, Inc. 1972. 262 pages. Ages 12-18. Genre: Young readers. Language : English
Anaya was born on October 30, 1937 and he was the fifth of seven children. He went on to college to receive a B.A and an M.A in English from the University of New Mexico. After finishing the book Bless me Ultima, he also went to get a M.A in guidance counseling at the same University. This book is has become to be the best Chicano novel of all time.
It is a wonderful fiction book for all kinds of audience. Mexican traditions were shown in the book. It will capture readers from all kinds of backgrounds as it also incorporates some humor into the scenes. I would definitely use this book for more advanced readers such as high school students. People that come from Latin America might also relate to this book that talks about certain things that are common there such as the witchcraft stories among others. It is a wonderful book that will catch the reader’s attention since the moment the book starts.
Brown, Marc. “Arthur meets the president”. New York: Scholastic, 1991. 30 pages. Ages 4-9. Genre: Picture Story Book. Language: English
This book is not only good to read but also its vivid pictures attract more readers. Marc Brown through his series of books and animated series has taught many generations of readers and viewers the importance of friendship, school and family ties among many other issues. This book not only brings laughter to the readers but it also gives them a little background about the White House. Marc Brown is also an illustrator and writes daytime television shows for which he has won an Emmy for, but he is best known for his Author book series and animated Show. He currently lives in Hingham Massachusetts.
Through the Arthur series he has been able to reach children all over the world. His exiting adventures inspire children’s imagination. Other school and home problems are also situations that children can relate to. Marc Brown’s characters have characteristics to fit many young viewers personalities. Marc Brown with the animated series is also able to capture more audience give out his messages about growing up and having your own distinct personalities among many other things. He is one of my favorite authors for young children because his series reflect what the children pass through.
Christelow, Eileen. “Five little monkeys jumping in the Bed”. New York: Clarion Books, 1989. 32 pages. Ages 3-5. Genre: Picture Story Book. Language: English
Christelow was enthusiastic about reading since she was a little girl. Her parents used to read to her at nights and the house was filled with books as her dad loved reading and kept a library of his own and her and her brother soon started collecting their own books that her parents would give them as gifts. In college she wanted to major in English but it became so boring that she changed to art history, art courses and architecture. Senior year she also took photography that gave her a job when she was trying to find her own style in children’s literature. Henry and the Red Stripes was her first published book and she continues to illustrate and write children’s books up to date.
This is a great eye-catching book for children. The flow of the book will definitely will entertain children. The illustration will also help them get more into the reading. I would definitely recommend this book as a night time reading for little children as well as for pre-k and kinder students who are trying to learn how to read on their own. Easy read as well as entertaining with a lesson at the end, follow instructions.
Creech, Sharon. “Walk Two Moons”. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1994. 280 pages. Ages 12-16. Genre: Young adult novel. Language: English
This journey was a recreation from Sharon Creech’s own past when she and her family took a five day trip to Idaho. Writing for Creech was one of the many things that she wanted to do as she was growing up but when she learned that her other career goals were not made for her as was singing and ice-skating among others, she learned in college that story telling was for her. She became a high school literature teacher from which she learned many techniques and started writing novels for adults but after Absolutely Normal Chaos which was her first young adult book, she stayed in that genre. Walk Two Moons is the winner of the Newberry Medal as well as the first book that was published of her here in the United States.
This book is about a girl that while going on a road-trip with her grandparents, following the same order as her disappeared mother had taken, she starts to talk about her friend. Her friend’s mother had also left their house for no particular reason and while narrating her friend’s story, she found out a lot of things about herself and her feelings toward her mother’s absence that she had not paid much attention to before. It is an excellent book for young readers because it deals with family problems and finding hidden feeling while also being funny. It was really interesting book to read and it was hard for me to keep down not only because of the plot but also the humor parts that were put in. It is definitely great book choice.
Fitzgerald, Janice. Simon Bolivar. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 16 pages. Ages: 8 – 12. Genre: Non-fiction book. Language: English.
Janice Fitzgerald does a good job summarizing the life of Simon Bolivar. This black and white book contains information that resumes how Simon Bolivar was influenced to seek a fair Bolivian Constitution. Janice Fitzgerald worked for Television as a producer and a writer for 10 years. In 2003, she began writing music to the extent of receiving the Abe Olman Scholarship for Excellence in Songwriting.
Janice Fitzgerald book is a very interesting and creative book. The book contains concrete information about Simon Bolivar’s life. It contains some drawings that help us visualize what we are reading. It also contains a timetable that summarizes the South American Independence. What makes this little book more interesting is that includes a glossary of words that children may find hard to understand; questions about the lecture and an activity to increase the children’s knowledge.
Hermes, Patricia. “My Girl”, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. 180 pages. Ages 13- 18. Genre: Young adult novel. Language: English
This book is based from a movie by the same name. Patricia Hermes has won many awards for her books for children and young adults. The awards include the California Young Reader Medal and the Nene Award among many others. She has also helped launch the “My America” series.
This book is an excellent book of friendship that also deals with the hardships of growing up as a girl with no mother. It brought tears to my eyes when I first read it because although both of the characters were so different from each other, their friendship united them and the boy to get back the girl’s cherished item, (this being her mother’s mood ring) went on recuperate it among many bees which he was allergic to. Although she saw dead people all the time, it was the first time for her to deal with this issue because her mother died after giving birth to her so she didn’t feel her lose as with her friend. It is a book that will get the reader’s attention as well as show how valuable friendships can come to be.
Koller, Jackie French. “The Primrose Way”. New York. Houghton, 1983. 226 pages. Ages, 10-18. Genre: Historical Fiction Novel. Language English
Although Jackie Koller did not know she wanted to become a writer, she remembers since a child how she loved to create stories to act out to her friends. She also loved children that at the end turned out to connect in writing books for young readers. The book “The Primrose Way” was the recipient for the American Library Association for the best book for young adults among some other nominations. Now she works at her home in Western Massachusetts were if she is not writing, she spends her time painting reading or hicking.
This is an exceptional book. I have always had a fascination in reading books that relate to Indians in any way and this book was just what I always wanted to find. The great description of the book lets the reader get into the story and become part of it. It touches on human tragedy and love among many other things. Students will enjoy reading this magnificent book. It is great read.
Martin, Bill. “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”. New York: Scholastic, 1991. 30 pages. Ages 3-5. Genre: poetry. Language: English
Martin Bill went to school to become a teacher at Emporia State University. He taught in Kansas and later became an elementary school principal here in Chicago before moving to New York where he among other colleagues started literature-based reading programs. In 1968 he left the programs to start his career as a writer for children’s literature. He wrote for almost 60 years and recently passed away in the year 2004.
This is a great book for children who are learning the alphabet and are starting to write. The brilliant pictures will definitely catch the reader’s attentions and the flow of the book is good to memorize the alphabet and the order of it. I definitely recommend this book for Pre School and kinder students to have access to. It is should also be at homes because the children will grasp all the information while being entertained by the pictures and the rhyming of the words. Children will love the book and the memorizing of the alphabet will be something that they will get as a bonus without even trying.
Muñoz, Pam. “Esperanza Rising”. New York: Scholastic, 1924. 262 pages. Ages 13-18. Genre: Young Adult novel. Language: English
This novel centers around the life of a young girl who had to leave everything behind to start a new life in the United States. Pam Muñoz is an American Latino author and from the beginning as a young child, when going to the library in her bike she knew that whatever her career might be, she knew that it would be centered around books. It was only until graduate school that a professor encouraged her to become a writer. She got inspired by her grandmother to write the novel Esperanza Rising. Through the novel, she became the winner of the Pura Belpre Award.
I strongly recommend this book as it shows many struggles that students can identify. Bilingual teachers most of the time educate students that have just arrived to the United States from Latin America. This book talks about the struggles that children face when arriving in a new country and starting a new life where many of the things they were used to are no more. Her story of how she becomes accustomed to her new surroundings and evolves as a person is a great story for children to become acquainted and learn from. It is hard to start a new life when the one you are leaving is the only one you know, and for Esperanza it was also a life with luxury and her new life was the opposite. Students would definitely enjoy reading this magnificent novel.
Paterson, Katherine. “Bridge to Terabithia”, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1977. 163 pages. Ages 12-18. Genre: Young adult novel. Language: English
This book is the winner of a Newberry Medal Award. The author Katherine Paterson, unlike many other authors never envisioned herself as an author or even remembers when she first started writing, she actually wanted to be a movie star or a missionary. In college she took a lot f reading and American literature courses and became a teacher. Her plans were to live in Japan but instead married a minister and started writing fiction books which are her favorite.
This is one of my favorite books of all times, since the first time that I read it when I was in fifth grade, to the multiple other occasions that I’ve reread it, it still brings so many memories of the first time I read it while it also still entertains me although I already know what will happen in the book. One person can definitely change your world around and when Leslie died, it was what she had taught him and what they lived together that helped him heal from loosing her. Young readers will definitely enjoy this fiction book that can let their imagination run wild as it did for Jess in the book. It is an excellent choice for any classroom that can also bring about great discussions and memorable reading moments.